Tractor attachment for farm implements.



L BUECHE.

TRACTOR ATTACHMENT FOR FARM HVlPLEMENTS.

APPLICATIOlI FILED NOV, I7. 191'].

Patente July 9, 1918A 2 SHEETSSHEET J. BUECHE.

TRACTOR ATTACHMENT FOR FARM IMPTEMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED N0V117.I917.

1,271,661, PatentedJuly9, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 aosnrn BUECHE, or ones, SASKATCHEWAN,1CANADA.

TRACTOR ATTACHMENT FOR FARM IIVIPLEIKENTS.

L iihiitillo Specification o1 Iietters Patent.

Patented J1" uiy 9, 11918..

Application filed November 1?, 1917. Serial No. scares.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Josnria BUECHE, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Gray, Province of Saskatchewan, Ganada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tractor Attachments forFarm Implements; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art, to which it appertains to make and usethese-me.

The present invention relates to tractor attachmentsfor binders andsimilar farm implements, and an object of the present invention is toconnect an ordinary automobile to a hinder or other farm implements,whereby the operator mounted upon. the binder may have complete-controlover the automobile as well as operate the binder.

With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter appearas the description continues, the invention consists of the novelfeatures of construction, combination and formation of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims. 7

In the accompanying drawin s has been shown a simple and preferred ormof the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation isnecessarily made to the -precise structural details herein exhibited,

but the ri ht" is hereby reserved to any changes, a terations ormodifications to which recourse may be had that come within the scope ofthe claims without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrificing. the efliciency of the same.

in the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of the deviceembodying the present invention diagrammatically showing a binderconnected to an automobile 2 is a plan View of the same;

Fig. 3 is a detail enlarged side elevation of the controllingmechanisms;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the steering wheel and its connections;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional-view of the steering wheel;

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the auxiliary steering wheel; and,

Fig. 7 is a cross section taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.lteferring'now more particularly to the 2. Journaled upon the shaftcarried by the forward end 0 the frame 1 are the tractor wheels 3. Thenumerai indicates an orditype having a re. axle 5 to which are connectedthe usual dr'ving wheels 5 of the automobile. In connecting theautomohiie to the binder the wheels 6 are removed and the frame 1suitably connected to the rear of the automobile frame. When the wheels6 are removed the pinions nary automobiixzpreferably oi the Ford 4 aresubstituted therefor and these pinions 7 are adapted to mesh with theinternal gears 8 carried by the tractor wheels 3. From this constructionit is obvious thatas the automobile is propelled over the ground it willdraw the binder with it and by substituting the tractor wheels 3 for theordinary wheels 6. of theautomobile the latter will act as an'ordinarytraction engine.

As stated in the outset of this specification, it is an object of thepresent invention to provide means whereby the operator seating upon theseat 2 of the binder may have complete control over the automobile andat the same time be able to' operate the binder. To accomplish thisobject of the invention, steering and controlling mechanisms areconnected to the automobile and extend back in reach of the operatorseated upon the seat 2 and these steering and controlling mechanismswill be described as to lows: The numerai 9 indicates the clutch pedalof the automobile and connected to this clutchped'al is a cable 10.-This cable 10 passes over an idler 11 supported upon the; frame of theautomobile, then up over the. automobile past the sheave 12, thenthrough the support 13 and its opposite end is connected to a lever 14pivotally supported adjacent the operator seat 2.

From this it is obvious that when the oporator seated in the'seat 2pulls upon the lever 14, the clutch of the automobile gearing will bereleased thereby disconnecting the'driven shaft from the crank shaft ofthe engine of the automobile, hut when this iever 14 is released theclutch will, in its usual manner, return so as. to connect the drivingshaft with the crank shaft of the automobile.

.20 are connected to the gasolene controlling lever 17 and its medialportion is wound upon the drum 22. The opposite ends of the cable 21 areconnected to the spark controlling lever 18 and the medial portion ofthis cable'21 is wound upon the drum 23. Connected to the respectivedrums 22 and 23 are. the levers 24 and 25 which levers are arrangedadjacent the operator seat 2,

whereby upon moving the levers 24 and 25 the spark and ga'solenecontrolling leverS may be adjusted to the desired position. Supportedupon the automobile is a frame 26 upon which is secured a bearing 27 andthrough this hearing extends a shaft 28. Thisframe 26 also supports thesheave 12. One end of the shaft 28 is connected by means of a knucklejoint 29 to a crank 30. Secured to the spokes 31 of the steering wheelis a bar 32 and pivotally connected'to this bar 32 as at 33 is one endof the crank 30. The opposite end of the rod 28 is connected by means ofa knuckle joint 3% to a rod 35 and slidably connected to the rod 35 is arod 36 carrying an auxiliary steering wheel 37. This rod 36 is providedwith a square end which rests within the rod 35,

so as, to permit longitudinal movement of the rods 35 and 36.withre'spect to each other, but when the steering wheel 37 is rotated therod 35 will also be rotated. From this construction it is apparent thatwhen the operator rotates the wheel 37 the steering wheel 16 will alsobe rotated and the steering wheels 38 ofthe automobile will be moved forguiding the vehicle over the ground.

By connecting an automobile to an ordinary binder in the manneraforesaid the operator will have complete control over the automobilefor causing the same'to be propelled over the ground and at the sametime he will be able to operate the binder.

Having thus fully described my invention,'what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination Witha binder and anautomobile for propelling the same over the ground, said automobilehaving a steering wheel, of a crank connected to said steering wheel, ashaft connected to said crank, an auxiliary steering wheel connected tosaid shaft, said auxiliary steering wheel being arranged upon saidbinder, and 'means whereby upon the rotation of said auxiliary steeringwheel the automobile and binder 'will be guided over the groundsubstantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination with an automobile having a clutch pedal, steeringwheel and motor controlling levers, of a machine detachably connected tosaid automobile, a cable connected to said clutch edal and extending tosaid machine, ac le connected to said controlling levers and extendingto said machine, a crank connected to said steering wheel, an auxiliarysteering wheel mounted upon said machinefland means for slidably andflexibly connecting said auxiliary steering Wheel to said crank substan--.tially as and for the purpose specified.-

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

' JOSEPH BUEoHia

